Happy Face Murders (1999)

Synopsis: When a young retarded girl is found murdered, Lorraine Petrovich (Ann-Margret)--a frumpy senior citizen obsessed with MURDER SHE WROTE--implicates her abusive lover as the murderer. Her admiration... When a young retarded girl is found murdered, Lorraine Petrovich (Ann-Margret)--a frumpy senior citizen obsessed with MURDER SHE WROTE--implicates her abusive lover as the murderer. Her admiration of Angela Lansbury gets her into trouble though, as her quest to aid the detectives (Helgenberger, Thomas) investigating her boyfriend backfires and she becomes the prime suspect. Charged with murder, she is incarcerated with the prospect of finishing her life in prison, but finds an alibi when the real killer leaves an ominous note--signed with a happy face. Based on a true story. [More]

Starring: Ann-Margret, Marg Helgenberger, Henry Thomas, Nicholas Campbell

Starring: Ann-Margret, Marg Helgenberger, Henry Thomas, Nicholas Campbell, Rick Peters, David McIlwraith, Bruce Gray, J.C. MacKenzie, Emily Hampshire

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Screenwriter: John Pielmeier
Producer: Diane Jeanne
Composer: Peter Bernstein

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